Triplicate manifolding book



Jan. 9, 1940.

A. R. LAWSON TRIPLICATE MANIFOLDING BOOK Filed May 17, 1957 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. RHherf Lawson A ORNEY. S

Jan. 9, 1940. A. R. LAWSON TRIPLICATE MANIFQLDING BOOK Filed May 17, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. 4IbQ/H Laws on 9MW/ TI'ORNEY. s

Jan. 9, 1940.

A. R. LAWSON TRIPLICATE MANIFOLDINGBOOK Fild May 17, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTQOR. Alberf K. Lawson A ORNEY. 5

Patented Jan. 9, 1940 l n n 2,186,547i I TRIPLICATE MANIFOLDINGBOOK g n Albert R. Lawson, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as-

signor to Appleford Paper Products, Ltd., Ham ilton, Ontario, Canada 1 Application'May 117, .1937, Serial No. 143,048.

' ,8 Claims. "(-1; 232- 4)) I M hingedto the longitudinal margin of the back cover.x:

My "invention relates to improvements found generally in'two different rather distinct. from the bottom up, whichever way ismost de-- 5 groups. In one group heavy duty carbon leaves sirable. It worked from the bottom up the rewere used successively through. the successive quirements as to disposition of the onetime carmaniiolding sets to make the carbon copies. vIn hon-leaves following use may be different from the other group, which is of more recent'origin, that if the book is worked from the top down. I one time carbon leaves were 1 provided in the The one time carbon leafin each unit may be 0. number required in each set. I secured therein for detachment with the unit as An object of this invention is to provide a book heretofore described or may remain attached to incorporating the advantages of each of these the cover on detachment of the other leaves of two groups and requiring less time to operatethan the unit from the cover. Different methods of the heavy duty carbon type of book and costing attachment are hereinafter shown anddescribed. less money than the one time carbon-type of Other, objects, advantages, and meritorious book. features of my invention will more fully appear Another object is to provide a book of the from the following description, appended claims, character described in: which one of the carbon and accompanying. drawings, wherein: leaves from each set may be retained within the Figure 1 is aperspective of a book embodying 20' book so as to provide'ia permanent'record of 3 one form of my invention, each transaction recorded in the manifolding Fig. 2 is a perspective of one of the manifoldsets in the book. ing 'units used in the form of book shown in Anotherv objectis to provide abook wherein Fig. 1,

eac-h set includes at least two clean surfaced 'rec- Fig. .3 is a perspective of the particular type 25 ord leaves and one carbon leaf, and a heavy duty of .cover used in the. manifolding book shown carbon leaf is bound inthe book andis usable "in Fig..1, J successively through successive manifolding sets. Fig. 4 is a perspective of one of the individual The carbon leaf which forms a part of each set manifolding units which maybe used in lieu of is a one time carbon leaf and may be secured the ,unit shown in Fig. 2 in the form of book .30 to one of the record leaves of the set so as to shown in Fig. 1, l be. detachabletherewith from the' cover and to Fig. 5 is a perspective of ,a modified form of form a part of the set even after the set has been cover which may be used alternatively in lieu detached from the carbon- Thiscarbon leaf will of the cover shown in Fig. 3,; v itself be detachable from the set following de- Fig. 6 is a perspective of a modified form of 35. tachment of the setfrom the cover; manifolding book wherein the cover shown in Another object is to provide, in combination Fig. 3 is used, but themanifolding units differ with aplurality of manifolding sets of the char-' from the manifolding units used in the book acter described, a cover enclosing such sets "and shown in Figs. 2 and 4, I serving as'a carrier for them and which cover Fig. 7 is a perspective of one of the manifold- 40 has a heavy duty carbon leaf hinged thereto for ing units used in thebook shown in Fig. 6, swingable movement successively into successive Fig. 8 is a perspective of a book embodying a manifolding sets. v '5 I second modified form of construction; v

Preferably the heavy duty carbon leaf is hinged Fig. 9 is a perspective of a single manifolding to a longitudinal edge of the cover assembly and unit of the character. used in the book shown 45 also preferably the cover, includes a stop sheet in Fig. 8, and which is adapted to be swung into position under- Fig. 10 is a perspective of a single I'nanifolding'v neath'successive manifolding sets'and the'heavy unit which may be employed in lieu of the one duty carbon leaf is hinged to one longitudinal shown in the form of book shown in Fig. 8. edge of this-stop sheet and is adapted to, be Figs.- 14 illustrate one-type of book except 50 swung. into position within the set underneath for the alternativecharacter of the units shown which the stop sheet is disposed. I in Fig. 4. The book in Fig. 1 comprises a-cover The heavy duty carbon leaf mam-however, be made up ofa back 20, a front cover 22 hinged hinged to a cover along a line other than the to the backand adapted to fold thereover,- and triplicatemanifolding books. a l I Heretofore triplicate manifolding;.,books "have i been fabricated'in various forms but they were longitudinal margin of the stop sheet. It maybe Thebook maybe so arranged that the sets are numbered to be worked from thetop down or a. sto tnsheet 24 hingedtothe opposite end of the back as shown. Within this cover are secured a plurality of manifolding units. Each of these units may be of the type shown in Fig. 2. The word book is intended to'inclu-de a plurality of superimposed manifolding'sets adapted to be successively used whether the sheets are bound sheet 28 may be perforated along the line 29 to be separated from a stub portion 3| which will remain bound in the coverand the original clean surfaced record sheet may of course be detached from the triplicate record sheet 28 by severance along the perforated line 26. The duplicate record sheet 32 may be provided with a perforated line of severance corresponding to the perforated of severance 29 of the triplicate record sheet, but as shown in Fig. 2 it is not so provided.

There is also provided in each unit a one time carbon sheet 34. This is a light weight tissuellke carbon carbonized on its lower surface only. The end portion which is found in the book is preferably uncarbonized and provides a stub 35 and there is a perforated line of severance 36 along which the sheet 3d may be detached from the stub 35. The opposite end of the one time carbon sheet is likewise uncarbonized as shown as 3? and projects beyond the end of the dupli cate leaf 32 whether the book be'open or closed. The carbonized side of the leaf 3 8 is not exposed for accidental contact by one manipulating the book. If it is desired to detach the carbon leaves 34 from the book, either singly or a number at a time, one or a number of them can be gripped along their clean margins where they project beyond the duplicate record leaves and detached by a quick pull. After the used margin and triplicate leaves have been detached from the book or from a set, the clean surfaced projecting end of the carbon leaf 3 extending beyond the duplicate leaf may readily be grasped for detachment of the carbon leaf. As shown in Fig. 2 this one time carbon sheet 34 has its stub 35 bound in the book along with the duplicate record sheet 32 and the stub 31 of the triplicate record sheet 28. It may be bound therein by wire staples or stitching or in any other suitable manner.

In Fig. 4 the unit is of slightly different form. Itdifiers from the unit shown in Fig. 2 only in thatvthe one time carbon sheet 34 is adhesively secured at 38 to the back of the original record sheet 30 so as to be detachable therewith upon detachamnet of the unit from the book. In this particular unit it will also be-noted that the one time carbon sheet is of the same character as shown in Fig. 2, that is, it is a light weight tissue sheet carbonized on the lower side only as it will be evidenced from the turned back corner. The duplicate record sheet, similarly to the duplicate record sheet of Fig. 2, is shown as free from any perforation line so that it would remain normally a permanent part of the book as would the duplicate record sheet of the unit shown in Fig.

2. This duplicate record sheet might, however, be provided with a perforated line of severance similar to the line 29 provided in the triplicate record sheet 28.

The type of cover employed is that shown in Fig. 3 and in this type of cover there is a heavy duty carbon sheet 40 which is adhesively secured as at 42 to a longitudinal margin of the stop.

sheet 2 3. This adhesive securement is here shown as attained by the employment of a piece of'adhesive tape 44 overlying the folded over edge of the carbon sheet and the adjacent portion of the stop sheet.

'The type of cover shown in Fig. 5 differs from the cover shown in Fig. 3 in that the cover of Fig. 5 is not provided with a stop sheet. It has a back 26 and a front cover 22 as does the cover shown in Fig. 3. It is thenprovided with a heavy duty carbon sheet 4% secured by a strip of adhesive 44 to the underside of the margin of the back as shown and as described in connection with the construction of Fig. 3. This heavy duty carbon sheet would be carbonized on one side only as shown by .the turned over corner portion 4i.

The type of book shown in Fig. 6 differs from the one shown in Fig. 1 in the construction of the individual manifolding units. The cover is of the type shown in Fig.1 and more particularly illustrated in Fig. The manifolding unit, however, includes only three leaves. In the Fig. 2 unit there are three cleanfsurfaced record leaves and a one time carbon leaf. In the unit. shown in Fig. 7 there are two clean surfaced record leaves,

being an original record leaf 30 and a triplicate" recordv leaf 28.. These record leaves form part of the same sheet. The original record leaf is folded along the perforated fold line 26 to overlie the triplicate as shown. The triplicate record leaf has a stub 3! which is separated from the main portion of the leaf by a perforated line of severance 29. The one time carbon leaf is indicated as St. It is somewhat similar to the one time carbon leaf shownin Fig. 2 in that it has a stub 35 which is adapted to be bound in. the book in conjunction with the construction.

shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted that this manifolding unit differs from the one in Fig. 2 only in .the omission of the clean surfaced duplicate recordleaf .ofthe construction shown in Fig. 2. In the construction shown in Fig. 7 the one time carbon leaf 33 being carbonized on the lower surface only is very lightly carbonized and has an uuper surface which is sufficiently clean and opaque and free from carbon to serve as a record surface and this sheet serves as a record leaf. This sheet may form a permanent part of the cover. In other. words, it may not at any time be separatedfrom the cover. In Fig. 7 it is not shown as provided with a line of severance to permit of its separation. To this extent it also differs from the one time'carbon sheet of Fig. 2 in that-the one time carbon sheet of Fig'. 2 is shown as provided with a line of perforation 36 though it need not be so formed. Obviously, also, the onetime carbon sheet 34 of Fig. 7 might be provided with a line of perforation to separate it from the stub 35 if it was so desired. It is the carbon unit of Fig. 7 that is employed in the book shown in Fig. 6.

In the form of book shown in 8 the cover resembles that of Fig. 3 except that the heavy duty carbon sheet ii] is not'attached to the stop sheet 2 but is bound in the cover itself as shown in Fig. 8. This heavy duty carbon sheet 60 has a stub which is bound in the cover with the stubs of the record sheets. The several mani- .cate leaf 28.

folding units may be of the character shown in Fig. 9 or of the character shown in Fig. 10. In Fig.- 9- a record sheet is folded along the line 26 to form the triplicate and original clean surfaced record sheets 28 and 30 respectively I which is similar to the constructions described in conjunction with Figs. 2 and 7. The triplicate record sheet 28 has a stub 46 spaced from" the remainder of the sheet by a perforated line of severance 48. There is then a second perforated line of severance 50 spaced below the line of severance 48 forming an intervening subsidiarystub portion between such two lines of severance to which the stub 35 of the one time carbon sheet 34 is adhesively secured by a line of adhesive 52. This one time carbon sheet is rolled back in the construction shown in- Fig. 9 to show carbon on the lower surface of the sheet and the adhesive coated stub portion 35.

It is apparent that in this construction the one time carbon sheet would be detachable with the triplicate sheet 28 when-such triplicate sheet was detached from its own stub in the removal of the unit from the book. It is also then apparent that upon severance of. the triplicate sheet two are connected along a perforated fold line- 26. The triplicate record sheet is provided with a stub portion 46 as is-the triplicate record sheet shown in Fig. 7. There is a perforated line of severance 48. The one time carbon sheet 34 is adhesively secured as at 38 to the back ofthe o-riginal record sheet as shown. The unit when made up comprises the two clean surfaced record sheets and the one timecarbon sheet. which is clean surfaced on one side to receive a record and to this extent resembles the unit of Fig. 9 and also the unit of Fig. '7. It differs from the unit of Fig. 7 in that the one time carbon sheet of Fig. 10 is adhesively secured to one of the record sheets in the unit for detachment with the unit from the book, while in the unit shown in Fig. 7 the one time carbon sheet forms a permanent part of the book cover.

These books may be numbered to be used from the top down or from the bottom up and in Fig. 9 the number I is shown as applied to the original record sheet 30 and to the second stub of the triplicate record sheet 28. ence numeral is indicated by the number 54; If the book is to be operated from the bottom up the several sets will be so numbered and the unwritten blank sets will be turned over the front cover and the set of leaves to be written will be positioned over the stop sheet with the heavy duty carbon leaf positioned between the original and duplicate leaves.

In the construction shown in the first three figures of the drawing the heavy duty carbon leaf is positioned between the clean surfaced duplicate leaf 32 and the clean surfaced tripli- The one time carbon sheet 34 would imprint the record onthe duplicate record leaf 32 and the heavy duty carbon sheet 40 would imprint the same record upon the triplicate record leaf 28. I

In the constructionsof Figs. 7, 9 and 10 the This referheavy duty carbon sheet 40 would superimpose the clean surface of the one time carbon sheet 34 immediately underneath the original record leaf 3,0. In these constructions the one time carbon sheet 34 would make the record upon the triplicate record sheet 28.

As hereinabove set forth the identifying number l, which indicates the number of the sheet and which is identified in the drawings by the reference numeral 54, appears on the secondary stub of thetriplicate record sheet 28 underneath the clean surfaced end portion of the transferrecord leaf 34. This transfer-record leaf 34 is of thin paper, and as described is very thinly carbonized. The end portion of this transferrecord leaf 34 which overlies the secondary stub of the triplicate leaf 28 is so formed as to be translucent so that the identifying number 1 is readily visible therethrough. After the triplicate record leaf 28 is detached along the line.

50 from its secondary stub, this stub is left attached to the transfer-record leaf 34 and the identifying number serves also as the identifying number for the transfer-record leaf.

Following the making of the record upon the first unit the record leaves desired for clistribu-' tion would be removed from the book. In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the original triplicate and one time carbon sheets might be re- 'moved from the unit leaving the duplicate record sheet in the book and this plan would also be followed with the construction shown in Fig. 4.

'In the construction shown in Fig. '7 the one time carbon sheet would be left in the cover upon detachment of the connected original and triplicate record sheets by severance of the triplicate sheet along the perforated line 29' from its stub 3|. In the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 16 all three record sheets might be removed from the cover. In the construction shown in Fig. 9, however, the one time carbon sheet might be left in the cover attached to the secondary stub of the triplicate record sheet and the triplicate record sheet might be severed from the cover along the line 50 instead of along the linelfi.

In the writing of successive entries the stop sheet will be interposed, assumingthe book is being worked from the bottom up as hereinabove described, over the used record sheets remaining in the book. In those constructions which embody the removal of the one time carbon sheet with the record sheets as a part of the unit re moved. from the cover upon the writing of an entry it is apparent that a subsequent entry may I be made in this detached unit though such subsequent entry would not appear from the record sheet in the cover unless it was entered thereon made after the removal of the record sheets from the cover.

If the units are numbered from the top down, the procedure would be different merely in that the used record sheets remaining with the cover would be thrown over the front cover of the container after use and the stop sheet would be in tel-posed over the unused units and underneath the unit being used. If the form of cover shown in Fig. 5 is used the book would necessarily be numbered from the bottom up as there would be no stop sheet to protect the used sets containing one time carbon sheets.

In the construction shown in Fig. 8 the operation would be similar to that described in connection with the other constructions. The difference is that the heavy duty carbon sheet is stitched in the cover with the record sheets and all used record sheets would be removed from the cover following use. For the unit shown in Fig. 9 to be used with one record sheet remaining in the cover it would have to be used in a different type of cover from that shown in Fig. 8. In other words, the heavy duty carbon sheet would have to be mounted differently. It could be mounted as shown in the cover of Fig. 3.

What I claim is:

1. A manifolding book comprising, in combination, a cover, a plurality of manifolding sets secured witlnn the cover, each set including three record leaves, each set including two detachably connected clean surfaced record leaves detachably connected as a set within the cover, and a one time carbon leaf arranged between said rec 0rd leaves, said carbon leaf being secured to one of the record leaves for detachment from the cover and swingable successively into each manifolding set to overlie one of the leaves thereof and to transfer a record written on one of the record leaves of the set onto another record leaf of the set.

2. A manifolding book comprising, in combination, a cover including a swingably stop sheet, a heavy duty carbon leaf swingably connected to the stop sheet to fold thereover, a plurality of mamfoldingsets bound in the cover, each set including two detachably connected clean surfaced record leaves detachably connected as a set within the cover and a one time carbon leaf disposed between said record leaves, said carbon leaf being secured to one of the record leaves for detachment from the cover therewith upon detachment of the set from the cover, said carbon leaf being detachable from the leaf to which it is secured in the set without detachment of the other leaves in the set, said stop sheet being swingable successively under successive manifolding sets and said heavy duty carbon sheet being swingable into the manifolding set underneath which the stop sheet is positioned.

3. A manifolding book comprising a plurality of manifclding sets, each set including three record receiving leaves, each set including two clean surfaced record leaves and a one time carbon leaf disposed between said record leaves. a cover assembly Within which the plurality of manifolding sets are secured. said cover assembly including three sheets hinged end to end, two of said sheets constituting front and back cover sheets, the third sheet constituting a stop sheet swingable successively into position underneath successive inanifolding sets, a heavy duty carbon leaf hinged to one longitudinal margin of the stop sheet and swingable into the set underneath which the stop sheet is positioned.

4. A triplicate manifolding book comprising;

in combination, a plurality of manifolding sets arranged within a cover, each set consisting of a-clean surfaced triplicate record leaf detachably secured at one end within the cover and having a clean surfaced original leaf detachably connected to the opposite end thereof and adapted to fold thereover, a one time carbon leaf having one clean record receiving surface and disposed within the set to transfer a record written onto the original record leaf onto the triplicate record leaf and itself connected with one of the record leaves for detachment from the cover with the set, and a heavy duty carbon leaf hinged Within the cover and swingable successively into successive manifolding sets overlying the clean surface of the one time carbon leaf in the set.

5. A triplicate manifolding book comprising, in combination, a plurality of manifolding sets arranged within a cover, each set consisting of a clean surfaced triplicate record leaf detachably secured at one end within the cover and having a clean surfaced original leaf detachably connected to the opposite end thereof and adapted to fold thereover, a one-time carbon leaf having one clean record receiving surface and disposed within the set to transfer a record written onto the original record leaf onto the triplicate record leaf and itself connected with the back of the original record leaf for detachment therewith upon detachment of the set from the cover or for detachment therewith from the triplicate record leaf, and a heavy duty carbon leaf hinged to the cover and swingable successively into successive manifolding sets overlying the clean surface of the one time carbon leaf.

6. A triplicate manifolding book comprising, in combination, a plurality of manifolding sets arranged within a cover, each set consisting of a clean surfaced triplicate record leaf detachably secured at one end within the cover and having a clean surfaced original leaf detachably connected to the opposite end thereof and adapted to fold thereover, a one time carbon leaf having one clean record receiving surface and disposed within the set to transfer a record written onto the original record leaf onto the triplicate record leaf and itself connected with the triplicate record leaf adjacent to its line of detachment from the cover, said triplicate record leaf provided with a second line of detachment substantially parallel to the first line of detachment and spaced outwardly toward the free end of the leaf therefrom and beyond the line of attachment of the one time carbon leaf thereto, and a heavy duty carbon leaf hinged within the cover and swingable successively into the successive manifolding sets overlying the clean surface of the one time carbon leaf.

7. A cover for a manifolding book comprising a back, a front cover hinged to one end of the back to fold thereover, a stop sheet hinged to the opposite end of the back to fold thereover, and a heavy duty carbon sheet hinged to one longitudinal margin of the stop sheet to fold thereover.

8. A triplicate manifolding book comprising, in combination, a plurality of manifolding sets arranged within a cover, each set consisting of a clean surfaced triplicate record leaf detachably secured at one end within the cover and having aclean surfaced original leaf detachably connected to the opposite end thereof and adapted to fold thereover, said triplicate record leaf provided with two parallel spaced apart weakened lines of detachment disposed adjacent to the end of the leaf that is secured to the cover, a onetime carbon leaf having one clean record receiving surface and being disposed between said tripthe thirdf'leaf constituting a stop sheet and 3 licate reeordleaf and the original'record leaf and heavy duty carbon leaf hinged to said stop sheet connected at one end with the triplicate-record and swingable successively into successive manileaf within the space betweensaid'two parallel folding sets; overlying the clean surface of the lines of detachment, said cover comprising three one time-carb-on leaf. v a .6 leaves connected end to end,two of said leaves a f I constituting the front and back cover sheets and v ALBERT R. LAWSON. 

